Device for removing overshoes.



s. CHROMY.

DEVICE FOR REMOVING OVERSHOES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24. 91a.

1,290,91 1. Patented Jan. 14,1919

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DEVICE FOR REMOVING OVERSHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14, 1919.

Application filed May 24,1918. Serial No. 236,372. I

Z2 17 6 whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE CHRoMY, a citizen of the United States,Stewart, in the county of McLeod and State of Minnesota, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Devices for Removing Overshoes, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for removing overshoes or rubbers, theobject being to provide a simple and eflicient device for this purposewhich is easily operated and by means of which overshoes may be re movedwithout soiling the hands.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which may beadjusted to fit overshoes of different sizes and which may be operatedto grip the same at both the toe and heel so that the overshoe will besecurely held a provision being made for automatically releasing theovershoe after the same has been removed.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear as thefollowing description is read in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a device for removingovershoes constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an end view of the same.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of referencedenote corresponding parts, the numeral 10 indicates a pair of toe gripswhich are oppositely dis- 'posed and are each mounted upon the end of alever 11, the latter being pivoted as shown at 12 upon a base or support13. Piv otally secured to the ends of the levers 11 opposite the toegrips 10 are levers 14, the adjacentends of the levers 11 and 14 beingsecured through the medium of pivots 15. The outer ends of the levers 14carry heel grips 16, which are oppositely disposed so as to grip eachside of the heel of the overshoe. Both the toe grips 10 and heel grips16 are arcuate shaped so as to conform to the curvature of the toe andheel of the overshoe.

The levers 11 are of angular formation, being bent centrally so as toextend away from their pivots 12, their inner edges 17 which lie betweenthe pivots 12 and 15 forming an inclined cam surface, the op posedinclined surfaces forming substantially an inverted V. Seated withinthis V and bearing against the surface 17 of each of the levers 11 isresiding at Y 18. Connected to the apex of this element is one end of arod 19, the opposite end being connected to the adjacent ends of a pairof oppositely extending levers 20, the said levers being pivotallyconnected together at their point of connection With the rod 19.-

These levers are pivoted as shown at 21 upon the base or support 13 andcarry at their outer extremities pedals 22, the latter being formed withserrated or roughened upper surfaces. The pedals 22 are adapted to beengaged by the foot of the user of the device and when the said pedalsare moved inwardly or toward the levers 14, the wedge shaped element 18will be drawn outwardly to spread the inner adjacent ends of the levers11 and 14 outwardly and move the toe grips 10 and heel grips 16 inwardor toward one another, thereby gripping the overshoe which has beenpreviously placed in position between the grips.

In order to restore the parts to normal position after the to releasethe overshoe, there is provided a lever 23, which is pivotally mountedas shown at 24 upon the base or support 13. The inner end of this leveris connected to one end of a coil spring 25, the opposite end of thespring being connected as shown at 26 in the wedge shaped element 18.Each of the levers lever 23 at a point upon each side of the pivot 24 bymeans of a link 27. A movement of the lever 23 upon the pivot 24 willthus serveto move the heel grips away from or toward one another asdesired. Mounted upon the base or support 13 is a plate 28, which isprovided with teeth 29, the latter being adapted to be engaged by atooth 30 located upon the under side of the lever 23. Thiscompartment'of the said lever being retained in its adjusted position,so that an initial adjustment of the heel grips 16 may be made to fitovershoes of different sizes before the final gripping operation. Afterthe overshoe has been removed the spring 25 will serve to retract thewedge shaped element 18, so that the partswill be restored to normalposition. The lever 23 is provided with a serrated or roughened footrest or pedal 31, the latter having a stirrup 32 so that adjustment ofthe lever 23 may be made by the foot of the user. It is thereforepossible to adjust the heel grips and to move the levers 20 upon theirpivots for the pura wedge shaped element gripping operation and- 14 arepivotally connected to the pose of gripping the overshoe without the useof the hands, the entire operation being made with the other foot.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction and the right is reserved to make suchchanges.

Having described the invention, claimed is 1. A device of the classdescribed embodying oppositely disposed toe and heel grips, leversconnecting the same, means including a wedge shaped element foroperating said levers to move them toward one another and means forautomatically restoring the levers to normal position.

2. A device of the class described embodying oppositely disposed toe andheel grips,

what is Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the levers pivotally connected together and to said toe andheel grips, a wedge shaped ele- 20 ment for spreading the adjacent ends0; the levers to move the toe and heel grips toward one another andmeans for automatically restoring the levers to normal position.

8. A device of the class described. embodying oppositely disposed toeand heel grips, levers pivotally connected together and to said toeand-heel grips, a wedge shaped element for spreading the adjacent endsof the levers to move the toe and heel grips toward one another andspring actuated means connected to the wedge shaped element forautomatically restoring the levers to normal position.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

GEORGE CHROME.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

